Short And Long-Term Effects Of The Six-Day War

Israel. Jordan. Syria. Egypt. Words commonly associated with the Middle East, but there is more in common with the countries than usually thought of. All four countries are accountable for the events of the Six-Day War. The Six-Day War was fought because of the evoking expressions over the land in Israel, including Jerusalem. The Six-Day War was beneficial to the Israeli state in many ways that helped them. By the end of the war, the Arab nation was defeated by Israel. Israel gained the land of the West Bank, Golan Heights, Sinai Desert, and The Gaza Strip, once apart of the Arab territory. With the land gained, it allowed for Israel’s border to be even more affixed. With the land gained from the West Bank, Israel was able to gain the city …show more content…
As the Article, The Gaza Strip and West Bank: Statehood and Security, states, “Once the Israelis captured the city, the Jews vowed that it would never be divided again” (Beitler) In addition to obtaining the city, the Jews promised to never let Jerusalem to be divided again. Additionally, allowing the entry into the city to be taken by anyone. They had empathy for other people who wanted to get into the city, remembering where they had been before the war.Although allowing access,to the Jews, was thought of as enough, it wasn’t. It didn’t please the Palestinian, they wanted the entire rule of Jerusalem. (Beitler)
As a consequence of losing the war, Palestine suddenly changed their view and realized they needed to go a different route, if they wanted to takeover the city of Jerusalem. Bringing an uprising would lead into the Yom Kippur War. As The Gaza Strip and West Bank:Statehood and Security Article puts it, “The Conflict then shifted from one between the Arab states to a separate one between the West Bank and Gaza Strip inhabitants and the Israelis”(Beitler) In fact, the Yom Kippur War started only six short years after the Jewish allowed entrance from anyone into the city of Jerusalem.